Backyard poultry started being sick and dying in the village from 9 January 2013.

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species

Susceptible

Cases

Deaths

Destroyed

Slaughtered

Birds

7393

2304

2304

4743

0

Outbreak statistics

Species

Apparent morbidity rate

Apparent mortality rate

Apparent case fatality rate

Proportion susceptible animals lost*

Birds

31.16%

31.16%

100.00%

95.32%

*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Epidemiological comments

On 22 January 2013, after receiving information from Ministry of Health on a girl aged 17 living in Snau village who was reported dead and confirmed infected with H5N1, an investigation team from the National Veterinary Research Institute (NaVRI) of the Department of Animal Health and Production (DAHP) went to the village to investigate and take some samples from local chicken and ducks. Some samples were confirmed positive for HPAI H5N1.